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The City of
Kodiak's very first Tax Free Day was held three weeks ago, and at last night's
city council meeting, the chamber's Trevor Brown reported on the results of a
survey he made of participating merchants.

Though he
only got 15 responses from the 33 merchants he sent the survey to, the results
seemed consistent in considering the event a success.

He said the
survey respondents all had a positive experience during the March 7th
event:

--(Tax Free 228 sec"Some
of the comments ... for your help in this.")

Both
councilmembers Tom Walters and Jack Maker thought the event was a well-run
success:

--(Tax Free 334 sec"The
free tax day ... a success in the future.")

When the
city council authorized Kodiak's Tax Free Day, they designated it to be on the
first Saturday of March each year until the law is changed. Since the city does
not track sales tax receipts on a daily basis, it's difficult to determine how
much money consumers saved.